"Up" Comes to Life With One Man's Balloon Adventures

Pixar movie, meet reality.

Never give up on your dreams. Especially if those dreams involve flying a bunch of balloons in the sky with a house attached to them.

This Up scenario met its reality thanks to a British adventurer named Tom Morgan, who managed to reach the incredible height of 8,000 feet thanks to his makeshift helium balloon creation. Per the BBC, Tom was able to successfully fly across certain portions of Johannesburg, South Africa, in his "vehicle" — the voyage of which was directly inspired by the beloved and tear-jerking Pixar filmUp, with its colorful assortment of balloons and a little house serving as the base.

"The problem was finding a good weather window, and it was difficult to protect the balloons as they kept bursting," Tom told the BBC, noting that he had to change his take-off destination from Botswana to South Africa because of those difficult weather conditions. But thankfully, the liftoff in Johannesburg went off without a hitch, with Morgan describing the overall Up experience as being "unbelievably cool" and smooth sailing. The only thing that shook him up a little? "I had to keep my cool and start gradually cutting the balloons," Morgan explained, which occurred when he reached the highest atmosphere possible and had to come back down to earth. (Yeah, we'd probably feel the same about doing that.)

While Tom and his Adventurists adventure company likely won't be tackling any other Pixar magic in the future, he already has his sights set on his next big quest: a competitive helium balloon race anywhere in Africa that's daring enough to host it. "We will have to avoid areas with lots of spiky bushes though," he joked. Carl and Russell would be very proud.